FNUS73 KARX 291337
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ORONOCO SNA...MINNESOTA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
837 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF
THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. AS THIS OCCURS...SHOWERS WILL SPREAD
NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT
AND THEN SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA.  RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE UP
TO A QUARTER INCH IN THE ORONOCO AREA. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA.  THIS HIGH WILL PROVIDE
DRY WEATHER FOR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13
                    MPH.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /52700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /67100 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..49     49     69     83     83     94
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............38     44     50     56     59     60
RH..............94     77     63     52     50     51
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 8    SE 12  SE 12  SE 12  SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................44 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............57     52     49     47     46     44
RH..............57     71     78     84     87     88
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 9   SE 7   SE 6   SE 6   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..76     76     65     57     57     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     51     58     63     67     67
RH..............87     70     56     49     47     50
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 2   SW 4   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5

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FORECASTER...BOYNE
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120429.ORONO.01/ARX